true tdd-2

[riweric]

I have a question for you guys. I have a opportunity to purchase a true tdd-2 from a friend for a great price. what would you look for for any concerns. I havent owned a kegorator for a long time(18 years) last one i bought from sears I believe. Nothing like this one.

[THE ICEMAN]

Welcome to the forum!

In no particular order...

Number 1... How old is it? The older it is, the more abuse or wear it has accumulated over the years. You can go on the True website & enter the serial number to find out how old it is. Remember, when you buy something used, a lot of times you buy someone else's troubles.

Number 2... How well do the door gaskets seal? If they don't seal, you lose a lot of the cooling capacity.

Number 3... Does it cool & hold temp? If it hasn't been running for a while, have your friend fire it up for a day or two & monitor the temps with a bucket of water inside. If it runs constantly & does not come down to temp there may be problems such as a low refrigerant situation or the evaporator freezing up restricting airflow.

Number 4... Does it make any 'out of the ordinary' noises? This one is a bit subjective. Listen for obvious noises such as a grinding or howling noise from the fan motors or a growling/tinny noise from the compressor. Units such as a True will normally be a bit more loud than what a household unit might sound.

Number 5... If it has not been in use for a while, I would recommend replacing the beer lines. They can get nasty after sitting for a time.

Good luck.


THE ICEMAN

[riweric]

thanks iceman, its 3 yrs old. in working condition. Im going to take a look at it tomorrow to check the seals. Its in a resturant right in and operable condition. It was serviced a couple weeks ago. I cant beat the price for the 4 taps it has.

[PointPleasantNJBeerguy]

What do you mean by serviced? On the draft component side or the refrigeration side? If had to be recharged already stay away..

[riweric]

Normal cleaning service. Since it is in a restaurant, they have a company do the cleaning of the lines. As far as I know. there have been no repairs done to it.

[PointPleasantNJBeerguy]

ok good..I would say score then..
Only other problem is that unit drains condensate and beer drain to a central hose out the front of the unit on the floor.So you will need to have a floor drain or do a bypass on the hoses to a bottle inside the unit.

[riweric]

well I pulled the trigger. To good a price to pass up./Users/nicolelane/Desktop/20140215_132423.jpg

[riweric]

bar.jpg heres the pic.

[PointPleasantNJBeerguy]

Nice. Just don't hook it up in your house with out bypassing the condensate and beer drains.

[riweric]

thanks for the info. not sure if its going inside or in backyard. I see what you mean with the condensate and drains.